County Sunday School Convention May 19 At Bonita
The County Sunday School Convention will be held at Bonita on Sunday May 19. D G Betttery ua of the County Association announces a large attendance is expected with Hitchcock and other groups assisting. The program includes a morning session from 10 to 11 15 and a noon pot luck dinner. Special speakers Rev K Bayles and Rev A Trenerry will address Sunday School work and related matters.
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Beadle County
Bonita
D. CG
Bette Tery Ua
County Association
Atmud
Suez
Te Usuit
Hitchyy Schoo
Tannonsits
Gen- Teeter
Conevention
Ncling
BE. Dn
Rediicil
Faiinal
K. Bayles
Birst
Commission of Five
Hev. Ai Ras] Trenerry
Huron Baptis
Benilla Plans And Rural Education Events Outlined
Announced plans outline a Benilla school year closure with baccalaureate services on Sunday evening at City Hall. A Rural Education task force and Northern State Teachers College hold a program for pupils including sports and a school memorial basket as part of year end activities.
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Sontmla
Death Meyer
Addelyeus
Dss
Netty Schaefer Named High School Editor
Netty Schaefer named high school editor at Ngton Springs. May 16 ceremony selected Bonnie Amy as managing editor and Don Jenifer as editor. Remaining staff chosen by retiring editors include Laurense Wendt retail reporter Wilbur Sehmarer Ted Webb Macret Whitney Ralph Ap and Barbara Cartart among others.
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Netty Schaefer
Ngton Springs
Bodty Schaefer
Nasing High School
Bonnie Amy Will
Ncate
Don Jenifer
Business Wiagers
Charles Butchfield Theemainder
Alaif
Viser
Laurense Wendt
Wilbur Sehmacrer
Ted Webb
Macret Whitney
Ralph Apand
Majority Join Conservation Program in Sanborn County
About 96.6 percent of turros in Sanborn County have joined the 1940 Agricultural Conservation program, with 1 587 of 1 615 cropland farms signed up through owners tenants or landholders. Of 76 unsigned farms, five are idle and unfarmed this row, keeping the signed rate near 96.3 percent.
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Woonsocket
Sanborn County
Fiziros
Military Rites For Milton McKay After Auto Crash
Milton McKay 48 of Watertown died Tuesday night in an auto crash near Orient while returning from a sister in Orient. A veteran of World War II he had just returned from the Veterans Hospital at Hot Springs. Military funeral services were held this afternoon at the M C C. McKay is survived by his widow and son Billie 16 of Watertown and his mother and sister in Orient.
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Rulton R. McKay
Milton Gz
Watlerlawn
McKay
Nwn
Orient
Veterans’ Hospital
Hot Springs
Sen Billie
Watertown
Rev Don McFarling Joins St Lawrence Mission Work
The Rev Don McFarling and his mother have moved to St Lawrence. He is the new Central South Dakota Sunday School Missionary for the American Sunday School Union. A Moody Bible Institute graduate, he will oversee work in 16 counties and speak at a Sunday gathering in Wessington.
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Don McFarland
ST. Lawrence ST. Lawrence
Don McFarling
St. Lawrence
Mr. McFarling
Central South Dakota
American Sunday School Union
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Wessington
Mount Rushmore Expansion Bill Clears House
The House passed a bill to raise the Mount Rushmore reservation from 1500 to 1800 acres. Representative Keller of Illinois led the measure, seeking permanent public use of mountain highways and funding for development of the additional lands. The measure authorizes transfer of control to the Mount Rushmore Memorial Commission and allocates funds from government cash to develop the expanded area.
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Mount Rushmore
Washington
House
Senate
Mount Rushmore Reservation
Keller
Democrat
Illinois
Macunyt Rushmore Mono
Commission Anu
House Library
Union
Mount Rushmere
Arm American Legion Auxiliary Plans Mother's Day Event
The Arm American Legion Auxiliary held its monthly meeting at Mrs. Orville Bator’s home with thirteen members present. A library repair demo by Mrs. Bertha Dapene followed business, and plans included wreaths on graves and a Poppy Day program. Hostess aides were Westendon and Geraldine Gebhart.
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Armerican Legion Auxiliary
Orville Bator
Bertha Dapene
A. L.A. Hell Sur
C Digan
Legion
Uneh Ie
Westendon
Geraldine Gebhart
Sioux Falls and Pierre Lead Bond Sales in 1929 Post Office Report
A federal post office department report shows Sioux Falls sold bonds totaling $480,075 and Pierre led in fourth class and other categories with smaller sums. Other listed offices include Buffalo and Claremont with amounts such as $24,995.75 and $1,487.50, illustrating varied bond activity across South Dakota offices.
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Sioux Falls
Pierre
Sioux Palls
South Dakota
Saviniss Honda
Federal Post Office Department
Pione
Gedl
Freeman
Buffalo
Claremont
Faulk County April vital statistics report births deaths marriages
April monthly vital statistics from Faulk County list six births including Leonard Lechtenberg’s son Gregory Clair and Lorene Jean Rowden, and two Tolstoy births. Deceased include Wilson Brown and Leon Perdu among others, with three marriages recorded such as Steve Zacher and Josephine Bent.
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Faulk County
Mason Chamberlain
Elevx
Leonard. Lechtenberg
Orient
Gregory Clair
Levere Rowden
Chelsea
Lorlene Jean
Fred Voegele
Tolstoy
Owald Walter
Donald Cotton
Croshard
Williame Krueger
Lora Doyle
James Colman
Norbeck
Carol Joyce
Samuel Puncsack
Seneca
Phyllis Jean
Edison Davis
K and K Stores Ordered to Pay Chain Tax
The state tax department and attorney general announce that Circuit Judge L L Fleeger rules K and K general merchandising stores are a chain subject to the 1937 graduated chain store tax. They must pay 1 000 for 1938 taxes and become subject to future higher taxes. The decision may affect similarly organized grocery chains.
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Pierre
State Tax Department
Attorney General's Office
L. L. Fleeger
Parker
K & K General
Ben D. Mintener
Jackrabbit Roundup Draws 1600 High School Seniors to Brookings
Brookings hosts the second annual Jackrabbit Roundup with about 1600 high school seniors from South Dakota and eastern Minnesota invited to a full day of events and exhibits. Delegations from multiple towns attend, ROTC parade and a May Fete queen are highlighted, while registration pressures and partial attendance exceed 1100.
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Brookings
State College
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iate
Huron High School
Lioux Falls
Lake Benton
Tyler, Minn
Leonard
N. D
Snake Fund Promised Match for Eradication Funds
Rapid City May 10 P Senator B M Berry of McLaughlin and chairman of the senate fish and game committee says the state game and fish commission has committed to match a $2,900 legislative appropriation for rattlesnake eradication for the 1940 41 biennium. He sent a letter to the Rapid City Daily Journal after a Pierre release quoting J W Cluett director of the game and fish department noting some registrators claimed they provided $2,090 with the understanding the commission would match.
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Rapid City
B. ¥. Berry
McLaughlin
Senate Fish and Game Committee
State Game and Fish Commission
Rapid City Daily Journal
Pierre
J. W. Cluett
Game and Fish Department
Game and Fish Commission
Cluett
Divrete
Bill Girten
Attors Feneral
Berry cites informal talks on two year appropriation
Berry says he spent less than two hours reviewing the deal with the commission and moving between offices at the state capitol. He asserts no formal record was made of the agreement after informal meetings, but says members promised to meet the required appropriation for a two year period.
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Berry
Commission
State Capitol
Fragmentary note on committee vote and commission members
A partial transcription shows the election committee agreeing to appropriate $2,000. The note recalls a leader not swearing to it and doubts about whether all commission members were present when the goal was set that morning.
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Tion
Tulare School Board Hosts Early Morning Annual Visit
Tulare May 10 The Tulareagh School group conducted their annual outing with Supt Henry Tsehetter present. They toured the Core lodge campus and attended three entertainments as part of the day's events.
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Tulare Tulare
Specia
Tulareagh School Sey
Henry Tsehetter
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